Sucheta Walimbe has been nominated to receive a Special Recognition Award at the 2020 Women of Color STEM Virtual Conference.
As an executive vice president in the Information Technology (IT) unit at Ford Motor Credit Company, she is responsible for managing Ford Credit IT functions worldwide.
Previously, she led global strategy and operations for connected vehicle and connected consumer products and services within Ford Motor Company’s Mobility organization. Prior, she led a team of IT professionals based in Asia, Europe and the Americas supporting Ford Marketing and Sales.
“Sucheta goes above and beyond to develop — and outside of her organization. She exemplifies the future generation of leaders at Ford contributing to both Ford and the greater global community,” said Rich Strader, IT Director at Ford Motor Company.
During her tenure at Ford, Sucheta has been responsible for enterprise technology, infrastructure architecture, and large program development and deployment within the Mobility, Marketing and Sales, Product Development, Enterprise IT and Manufacturing skill teams.
Her work on the global introduction of the FordPass and Lincoln Way mobile apps is a key example where she delivered an innovative, leading edge product flawlessly to millions of customers worldwide.
These extremely quality products with several complexities were navigated using her technical leadership, empowering her teams and encouraging accountability. This initiative launched a new avenue of business for Ford, positioning the company as a technology competitor in the OEM space.
The 2020 Women of Color STEM Conference scheduled for October 8-10 will continue as planned now as a virtual event.
WOC 2020 will no longer include in-person programming at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center or the TCF Center in Detroit, MI. Click here to register.
